This massive vertical lift bridge carries Amtrak and the Metra Southwest Service and Heritage Corridor over the South Branch Chicago River east of Canal Street

Armour Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Lower West Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Amtrak

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Pennsylvania Steel Company of Steelton, Pennsylvania and Great Lakes Dredge & Dock Company of Chicago, Illinois

for

Pittsburgh, Fort Wayne & Chicago Railway

Design:
280' Parker through truss vertical lift bridge

Description:
Parker through truss vertical lift bridge over South Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This unique counterbalanced swing span once carried the Milwaukee Road over the North Branch Chicago River at Goose Island

Near North Side, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Open to Pedestrian Traffic

Built 1902

by

Wisconsin Bridge & Iron Company of North Milwaukee, Wisconsin

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
230' counterbalanced Pratt through truss swing bridge

Description:
Counterbalanced through truss swing bridge over North Branch Chicago River

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North Line over Roscoe Street in the Irving Park neighborhood of Chicago

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1903

by

Unknown

for

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Roscoe Street

Significance:

This trough floor steel stringer bridge carries the Union Pacific West line over Keystone Avenue in River Forest

River Forest, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1914

by

Unknown

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
2-24' and 2-10' trough floor steel stringer

Description:
Trough floor steel stringer bridge over Keystone Avenue

Significance:

This standard concrete slab bridge carries the Metra Milwaukee District North over Carmen Avenue

Forest Glen, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian Pacific Kansas City Limited

Status: In Use

Built 1929

by

Chicago, Milwaukee & St. Paul Railway

Design:
2-22' and 2-16' concrete slab

Description:
Concrete slab bridge over Carmen Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific Railroad Cragin Subdivision over Milwaukee Avenue

Irving Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois to Portage Park, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use

Built 1899

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
1-64' and 2-19' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Milwaukee Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carried the former Chicago Junction Railway over Dearborn Street

Grand Boulevard, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: City of Chicago

Status: Abandoned

Built 1905

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Chicago Junction Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Dearborn Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge across Paulina Street is one of several similar structures along the former Grand Trunk Western 49th Street Line

New City, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Canadian National Railway

Status: Abandoned

Built 1907

by

American Bridge Company of New York

for

Grand Trunk Western Railroad

Design:
1-44' and 2-11' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Paulina Street

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge carries the Union Pacific North Line over Barry Avenue in the North Center neighborhood of Chicago

North Center, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: In Use, Scheduled For Replacement

Built 1896

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Barry Avenue

Significance:

This through plate girder bridge once carried the Union Pacific North Line over Foster Avenue in the Lincoln Square neighborhood of Chicago

Lincoln Square, Chicago, Cook County, Illinois

Owner: Union Pacific Railroad

Status: Replaced by a new bridge

Built 1897

by

Lassig Bridge & Iron Works of Chicago

for

Chicago & North Western Railway

Design:
70' through plate girder

Description:
Through plate girder bridge over Foster Avenue (US Highway 41)

Significance: